Medical students don't go from classroom to assisting in surgical procedures within approx. 18 months of starting at university.
Law students don't assist in murder, grand fraud, third party injury, etc trials within 18 months of their first day in a classroom.
Accountant students don't assist in balancing the books of multi million dollar assets, say for example a widebody aircraft perhaps (??) just 18 months after their first day in the classroom either.
They all serve a form of apprenticeship that will take several / many years in order to be entrusted with that responsibility.
But CX knows better. (As do other similar LCC's).
And what's worse is those Gen-Y reverse high-fifing hair-gelled legends undoubtedly believe that they are worthy of their role, despite the impact of what their undercutting of the market does either.
DFO's, GMA's, COO's, etc, etc without any such flying experience can never comprehend the real issues, stressors or facts. And like these Gen-Y legends, they don't care to know either.